|| nakÿatras¨ktam ||

taittirŸya brahmaõam | aÿ÷akam - 3 praþna× 1
taittirŸya saÕhita| k˜nýa 3 prapa÷haka× - 5 anuv˜ka -1

om || a°gnirna¤× p˜tu° k®tti¤k˜×| nakÿa¤traÕ de°vami¤ndri°yam|
i°dam˜¤s˜Õ vicakÿa°õam| ha°vir˜°saÕ ju¤hotana|
yasya° bh˜nti¤ ra°þmayo° yasya¤ ke°tava¤×| yasye°m˜ viþv˜° bhuva¤n˜ni° sarv˜§|
sa k®tti¤k˜bhira°bhisa°Õvas˜¤na×| a°gnirno¤ de°vassu¤vi°te da¤dh˜tu || 1||

pra°j˜pa¤te rohi°õŸve¤tu° patnŸ§| vi°þvar¨¤p˜ b®ha°tŸ ci°trabh˜¤nu×|
s˜ no¤ ya°jñasya¤ suvi°te da¤dh˜tu| yath˜° jŸve¤ma þa°rada°ssavŸr˜¤×|
ro°hi°õŸ de°vyuda¤g˜tpu°rast˜§t| viþv˜¤ r¨°paõi¤ prati°moda¤m˜n˜|
pra°j˜pa¤tiÒ ha°viÿ˜¤ va°rdhaya¤ntŸ| pri°y˜ de°v˜n˜°mupa¤y˜tu ya°jñam || 2||

somo° r˜j˜¤ m®gaþŸ°r°ÿeõa° ˜gann¤| þi°vaÕ nakÿa¤traÕ pri°yama¤sya° dh˜ma¤|
˜°py˜ya¤m˜no bahu°dh˜ jane¤ÿu| reta¤× pra°j˜Õ yaja¤m˜ne dadh˜tu|
yatte° nakÿa¤traÕ m®gaþŸ°r°ÿamasti¤| pri°yaÒ r˜¤jan pri°yata¤maÕ pri°y˜õ˜§m|
tasmai¤ te soma ha°viÿ˜¤ vidhema| þanna¤ edhi dvi°pade° þaÕ catu¤ÿpade || 3||

˜°rdray˜¤ ru°dra× pratha¤m˜ na eti| þreÿ÷ho¤ de°v˜n˜°Õ pati¤raghni°y˜n˜§m|
nakÿa¤tramasya ha°viÿ˜¤ vidhema| m˜ na¤× pra°j˜Ò rŸ¤riÿa°nmota vŸ°r˜n|
he°ti ru°drasya° pari¤õo v®õaktu| ˜°rdr˜ nakÿa¤traÕ juÿat˜Ò ha°virna¤×|
pra°mu°ñcam˜¤nau duri°t˜ni° viþv˜§| ap˜°ghaþaÒsannudat˜°mar˜¤tim| || 4||

puna¤rno de°vyadi¤tisp®õotu| puna¤rvas¨na°× puna°ret˜§Õ ya°jñam|
puna¤rno de°v˜ a°bhiya¤ntu° sarve§| puna¤× punarvo ha°viÿ˜¤ yaj˜ma×|
e°v˜ na de°vyadi¤tirana°rv˜| viþva¤sya bha°rtrŸ jaga¤ta× prati°ÿ÷h˜|
puna¤rvas¨ ha°viÿ˜¤ va°rdhaya¤ntŸ| pri°yam de°v˜n˜°mapye¤tu° p˜tha¤× || 5||

b®ha°spati¤× pratha°maÕ j˜ya¤m˜na×| ti°ÿya¤Õ nakÿa¤trama°bhi samba¤bh¨va|
þreÿ÷ho¤ de°v˜n˜°Õ p®ta¤n˜suji°ÿõu×| di°þo'nu° sarv˜° abha¤yanno astu|
ti°ÿya¤× pu°rast˜¤du°ta ma¤dhya°to na¤×| b®ha°spati¤rna°× pari¤p˜tu pa°þc˜t|
b˜dhe¤t˜°ndveÿo° abha¤yaÕ k®õut˜m| su°vŸrya¤sya° pata¤yasy˜ma || 6 ||

i°daÒ sa°rpebhyo¤ ha°vira¤stu° juÿ÷am§| ˜°þre°ÿ˜ yeÿ˜¤manu°yanti° ceta¤×|
ye a°ntari¤kÿaÕ p®thi°vŸÕ kÿi°yanti¤| te na¤ssa°rp˜so° hava°m˜ga¤miÿ÷h˜×|
ye ro¤ca°ne s¨rya°sy˜pi¤ sa°rp˜×| ye diva¤Õ de°vŸmanu¤sa°ñcara¤nti|
yeÿa¤maþre°ÿ˜ a¤nu°yanti° k˜mam§| tebhya¤ssa°rpebhyo° madhu¤majjuhomi || 7 ||

upa¤h¨t˜× pi°taro° ye ma°gh˜su¤| mano¤javasassu°k®ta¤ssuk®°ty˜×|
te no° nakÿa¤tre° hava°m˜ga¤miÿ÷h˜×| sva°dh˜bhi¤rya°jñaÕ praya¤taÕ juÿant˜m|
ye a¤gnida°gdh˜ ye'na¤gnidagdh˜×| ye¤'mullo°kaÕ pi°tara¤× kÿi°yanti¤|
y˜Òþca¤ vi°dmay˜Ò u¤ ca° na pra¤vi°dma| ma°gh˜su¤ ya°jñaÒ suk®¤tam juÿant˜m || 8||

gav˜°Õ pati°× phalgu¤nŸn˜masi° tvam| tada¤ryaman varuõamitra° c˜ru¤|
taÕ tv˜¤ va°yaÒ sa¤ni°t˜raÒ¤ sanŸ°n˜m| jŸ°v˜ jŸva¤nta°mupa° saÕvi¤þema|
yene°m˜ viþv˜° bhuva¤n˜ni° sañji¤t˜| yasya¤ de°v˜ a¤nusa°Õyanti° ceta¤×|
a°rya°m˜ r˜j˜°'jara¤stu vi¤ÿm˜n| phalgu¤nŸn˜m®ÿa°bho ro¤ravŸti || 9 ||

þreÿ÷ho¤ de°v˜n˜§Õ bhagavo bhag˜si| tattv˜¤ vidu°× phalgu¤nŸ°stasya° vitt˜t|
a°smabhya¤Õ kÿa°trama°jaraÒ¤ su°vŸryam§| goma°daþva¤va°dupa°sannu¤de°ha|
bhago¤ha d˜°t˜ bhaga itpra¤d˜°t˜| bhago¤ de°vŸ× phalgu¤nŸ°r˜vi¤veþa|
bhaga°syettaÕ pra¤sa°vaÕ ga¤mema| yatra¤ de°vaissa¤dha°m˜da¤Õ madema| || 10 ||

˜y˜°tu de°vassa¤vi°topa¤y˜tu| hi°ra°õyaye¤na su°v®t˜° rathe¤na|
vaha°n° hastaÒ¤ subhagaÕ¤ vidma°n˜pa¤sam| prayaccha¤nta°Õ papu¤ri°Õ puõya°maccha¤|
hasta°× praya¤ccha tva°m®ta°Õ vasŸ¤ya×| dakÿi¤õena° prati¤g®bhõŸma enat|
d˜°t˜ra¤ma°dya sa¤vi¤t˜ vi¤deya| yo no° hast˜¤ya prasu°v˜ti¤ ya°jñam ||11 ||

tvaÿ÷˜° nakÿa¤trama°bhye¤ti ci°tr˜m| su°bhaÒ sa¤saÕyuva°tiÒ roca¤m˜n˜m|
ni°ve°þaya¤nna°m®t˜°nmarty˜Ò¤þca| r¨°p˜õi¤ pi°Ò°þan bhuva¤n˜ni° viþv˜§|
tanna°stvaÿ÷˜° tadu¤ ci°tr˜ vica¤ÿ÷˜m| tannakÿa¤traÕ bh¨ri°d˜ a¤stu° mahyam§|
tanna¤× pra°j˜Õ vŸ°rava¤tŸÒ sanotu| gobhi¤rno° aþvai°ssama¤naktu yajñam || 12 ||

v˜°yurnakÿa¤trama°bhye¤ti° niÿ÷y˜§m| ti°gmaþ®¤ðgo v®ÿa°bho roru¤v˜õa×|
sa°mŸ°raya°n bhuva¤n˜ m˜ta°riþv˜§| apa° dveÿ˜Ò¤si nudat˜°mar˜¤tŸ×|
tanno¤ v˜°yastadu° niÿ÷y˜¤ þ®õotu| tannakÿa¤traÕ bh¨ri°d˜ a¤stu° mahyam§|
tanno¤ de°v˜so° anu¤j˜nantu° k˜mam§| yath˜° tare¤ma duri°t˜ni° viþv˜§ || 13 ||

d¨°rama°smacchatra¤vo yantu bhŸ°t˜×| tadi¤ndr˜°gnŸ k®¤õut˜°Õ tadviþ˜¤khe|
tanno¤ de°v˜ anu¤madantu ya°jñam| pa°þc˜t pu°rast˜°dabha¤yanno astu|
nakÿa¤tr˜õ˜°madhi¤patnŸ° viþ˜¤khe| þreÿ÷h˜¤vindr˜°gnŸ bhuva¤nasya go°pau|
viÿ¨¤ca°þþatr¨¤napa°b˜dha¤m˜nau| apa°kÿudha¤nnudat˜°mar˜¤tim| || 14 ||

p¨°rõ˜ pa°þc˜du°ta p¨°rõ˜ pu°rast˜§t| unma¤dhya°ta× pau§rõam˜°sŸ ji¤g˜ya|
tasy˜§Õ de°v˜ adhi¤sa°Õvasa¤nta×| u°tta°me n˜ka¤ i°ha m˜¤dayant˜m|
p®°thvŸ su°varc˜¤ yuva°ti× sa°joÿ˜§×pau°rõa°m˜°syuda¤g˜°cchobha¤m˜n˜|
˜°py˜°yaya¤ntŸ duri°t˜ni° viþv˜§| u°ruÕ duh˜°Õ yaja¤m˜n˜ya ya°jñam|

®°ddhy˜sma¤ ha°vyairnama¤so°pasadya¤| mi°traÕ de°vaÕ mi¤tra°dheya¤Õ no astu|
a°n¨°r˜°dh˜n ha°viÿ˜¤ va°rdhaya¤nta×| þa°taÕ jŸ¤vema° þa°rada°× savŸ¤r˜×|
ci°traÕ nakÿa¤tra°muda¤g˜tpu°rast˜§t| a°n¨°r˜°dh˜ sa° iti° yadvada¤nti|
tanmi°tra e¤ti pa°thibhi¤rdeva°y˜nai§×| hi°ra°õyayai°rvita¤taira°ntari¤kÿe || 16 ||

indro§ jye°ÿ÷h˜manu° nakÿa¤trameti| yasmi¤n v®°traÕ v®¤tra° t¨ryo¤ ta°t˜ra¤|
tasmi¤nva°yama°m®ta°Õ duh˜¤n˜×| kÿudha¤ntarema° duri¤ti°Õ duri¤ÿ÷im|
pu°ra°nda°r˜ya¤ v®ÿa°bh˜ya¤ dh®°ÿõave§| aÿ˜¤ýh˜ya° saha¤m˜n˜ya mŸ°ýhuÿe§|
indr˜¤ya jye°ÿ÷h˜ madhu¤ma°dduh˜¤n˜|u°ruÕ k®¤õotu° yaja¤m˜n˜ya lo°kam| || 17 ||

m¨la¤Õ pra°j˜Õ vŸ°rava¤tŸÕ videya| par˜§cyetu° nir®¤ti× par˜°c˜|
gobhi°rnakÿa¤traÕ pa°þubhi°ssama¤ktam| aha¤rbh¨y˜°dyaja¤m˜n˜ya° mahyam§|
aha¤rno a°dya su¤vi°te da¤d˜tu| m¨la°Õ nakÿa¤tra°miti° yadvada¤nti|
par˜¤cŸÕ v˜°c˜ nir®¤tiÕ nud˜mi| þi°vaÕ pra°jayai¤ þi°vama¤stu° mahyam§ || 18 ||

y˜ di°vy˜ ˜pa°× paya¤s˜ sambabh¨°vu×| y˜ a°ntari¤kÿa u°ta p˜rthi¤vŸ°ry˜×|
y˜s˜¤maÿ˜°ýh˜ a¤nu°yanti° k˜mam§| t˜ na° ˜pa°× þaÒ syo°n˜ bha¤vantu|
y˜þca° k¨py˜° y˜þca¤ n˜°dy˜§ssamu°driy˜§×| y˜þca¤ vaiþa°ntŸruta pr˜¤sa°cŸry˜×|
y˜s˜¤maÿ˜°ýh˜ madhu¤ bha°kÿaya¤nti| t˜ na° ˜pa°× þaÒ syo°n˜ bha¤vantu ||19 ||

tanno° viþve° upa¤ þ®õvantu de°v˜×| tada¤ÿ˜°ýh˜ a°bhisaÕya¤ntu ya°jñam|
tannakÿa¤traÕ prathat˜Õ pa°þubhya¤×| k®°ÿirv®°ÿ÷iryaja¤m˜n˜ya kalpat˜m|
þu°bhr˜× ka°ny˜¤ yuva°taya¤ssu°peþa¤sa×| ka°rma°k®ta¤ssu°k®to¤ vŸ°ry˜¤vatŸ×|
viþv˜§n de°v˜n ha°viÿ˜¤ va°rdhaya¤ntŸ×| a°ÿ˜°ýh˜× k˜ma°mup˜¤yantu ya°jñam || 20 ||

yasmi°n brahm˜°bhyaja¤ya°tsarva¤me°tat| a°muñca¤ lo°kami°dam¨¤ca° sarvam§|
tanno° nakÿa¤tramabhi°jidvi°jitya¤| þriya¤Õ dadh˜°tvah®¤õŸyam˜nam|
u°bhau lo°kau brahma¤õ˜° sañji¤te°mau| tanno° nakÿa¤tramabhi°jidvica¤ÿ÷˜m|
tasmi¤nva°yaÕ p®ta¤n˜°ssañja¤yema| tanno¤ de°v˜so° anu¤j˜nantu° k˜mam§ || 21 ||

þ®°õvanti¤ þro°õ˜ma°m®ta¤sya go°p˜m| puõy˜¤masy˜° upa¤þ®õomi° v˜cam§|
ma°hŸÕ de°vŸÕ viÿõu¤patnŸmaj¨°ry˜m| pra°tŸcŸ¤ men˜Ò ha°viÿ˜¤ yaj˜ma×|
tre°dh˜ viÿõu¤rurug˜°yo vica¤krame| ma°hŸÕ diva¤Õ p®thi°vŸma°ntari¤kÿam|
tacchro°õaiti°þrava¤ i°ccham˜¤n˜| puõya°Ò° þloka°Õ yaja¤m˜n˜ya k®õva°tŸ || 22 ||

a°ÿ÷au de°v˜ vasa¤vasso°my˜sa¤×| cata¤sro de°vŸra°jar˜°× þravi¤ÿ÷h˜×|
te ya°jñaÕ p˜§ntu° raja¤sa× pu°rast˜§t| sa°Õva°tsa°rŸõa¤ma°m®taÒ¤ sva°sti|
ya°jñaÕ na¤× p˜ntu° vasa¤va× pu°rast˜§t| da°kÿi°õa°to¤'bhiya¤ntu° þravi¤ÿ÷h˜×|
puõya°nnakÿa¤trama°bhi saÕvi¤þ˜ma| m˜ no° ar˜¤tira°ghaþa°Ò°s˜'gann¤ || 23 ||

kÿa°trasya° r˜j˜° varu¤õo'dhir˜°ja×| nakÿa¤tr˜õ˜Ò þa°tabhi¤ÿa°gvasi¤ÿ÷ha×|
tau de°vebhya¤× k®õuti dŸ°rgham˜yu¤×| þa°taÒ sa°hasr˜¤ bheÿa°j˜ni¤ dhatta×|
ya°jñanno° r˜j˜° varu¤õa° upa¤y˜tu| tanno° viþve¤ a°bhi saÕya¤ntu de°v˜×|
tanno° nakÿa¤traÒ þa°tabhi¤ÿagjuÿ˜°õam| dŸ°rgham˜yu°× prati¤radbheÿa°j˜ni¤ || 24 ||

a°ja eka¤p˜°duda¤g˜tpu°rast˜§t| viþv˜¤ bh¨°t˜ni¤ prati° moda¤m˜na×|
tasya¤ de°v˜× pra¤sa°vaÕ ya¤nti° sarve§| pro°ÿ÷ha°pa°d˜so¤ a°m®ta¤sya go°p˜×|
vi°bhr˜ja¤m˜nassamidh˜° na u°gra×| ˜'ntari¤kÿamaruha°daga°ndy˜m|
taÒ s¨rya¤Õ de°vama°jameka¤p˜dam| pro°ÿ÷ha°pa°d˜so° anu¤yanti° sarve§ || 25 ||

ahi¤rbu°dhniya°× pratha¤m˜ na eti| þreÿ÷ho¤ de°v˜n˜¤mu°ta m˜nu¤ÿ˜õ˜m|
taÕ br˜§hma°õ˜sso¤ma°p˜sso°my˜sa¤×| pro°ÿ÷ha°pa°d˜so¤ a°bhira¤kÿanti° sarve§|
ca°tv˜ra° eka¤ma°bhi karma¤ de°v˜×| pro°ÿ÷ha°pa°d˜ sa° iti° y˜n vada¤nti|
te bu°dhniya¤Õ pari°ÿadyaÒ¤ stu°vanta¤×| ahiÒ¤ rakÿanti° nama¤sopa°sadya¤ || 26 ||

p¨°ÿ˜ re°vatyanve¤ti° panth˜§m| pu°ÿ÷i°patŸ¤ paþu°p˜ v˜ja¤bastyau|
i°m˜ni¤ ha°vy˜ praya¤t˜ juÿ˜°õ˜| su°gairno° y˜nai°rupa¤y˜t˜Õ ya°jñam|
kÿu°dr˜n pa°þ¨n ra¤kÿatu re°vatŸ¤ na×| g˜vo¤ no° aþv˜°Ò° anve¤tu p¨°ÿ˜|
anna°Ò° rakÿa¤ntau bahu°d˜ vir¨¤pam| v˜jaÒ¤ sanut˜°Õ yaja¤m˜n˜ya ya°jñam || 27 ||

tada°þvin˜¤vaþva°yujopa¤y˜t˜m| þubha°ðgami¤ÿ÷hau su°yame¤bhi°raþvai§×|
svaÕ nakÿa¤traÒ ha°viÿ˜° yaja¤ntau| madhv˜°samp®¤ktau° yaju¤ÿ˜° sama¤ktau|
yau de°v˜n˜§Õ bhi°ÿajau§ havyav˜°hau| viþva¤sya d¨°tava°m®ta¤sya go°pau|
tau nakÿa°traÕ jujuÿ˜°õopa¤y˜t˜m| namo°'þvibhy˜§Õ k®õumo'þva°yugbhy˜§m || 28 ||

apa¤ p˜°pm˜na°Õ bhara¤õŸrbharantu| tadya°mo r˜j˜° bhaga¤v˜°n° vica¤ÿ÷˜m|
lo°kasya° r˜j˜¤ maha°to ma°h˜n hi| su°gaÕ na°× panth˜°mabha¤yaÕ k®õotu|
yasmi°nnakÿa¤tre ya°ma eti° r˜j˜§| yasmi¤nnenama°bhyaÿi¤ñcanta de°v˜×|
tada¤sya ci°traÒ ha°viÿ˜¤ yaj˜ma| apa¤ p˜°pm˜na°Õ bhara¤õŸrbharantu || 29 ||

ni°veþa¤nŸ sa°ðgama¤nŸ° vas¨¤n˜°Õ viþv˜¤ r¨°p˜õi° vas¨§ny˜ve°þaya¤ntŸ|
sa°ha°sra°po°ÿaÒ su°bhag˜° rar˜¤õ˜° s˜ na° ˜ga°nvarca¤s˜ saÕvid˜°n˜||
yatte¤ de°v˜ ada¤dhurbh˜ga°dheya°mam˜¤v˜sye sa°Õvasa¤nto mahi°tv˜|
s˜ no¤ ya°jñaÕ pi¤p®hi viþvav˜re ra°yinno¤ dhehi subhage su°vŸram§|

om þ˜nti°× þ˜nti°× þ˜nti¤×
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